States’ Intervention in School Districts’ Finances
Research Brief
This research brief investigates state fiscal powers over districts, providing the nece...
Data Walls Demoralize Students. Assessment Expert Lorrie Shepard Explains Why
Newsletter
In this Q&A, NEPC Fellow Lorrie Shepard addresses problems with data walls and othe...
Six Ways Trump “Public Benefits” Policies Could Harm Children
Newsletter
Policy changes could damage the health and educational opportunities of immigrant child...
Are You Demoralized or “Just” Burnt Out?
Newsletter
Read about NEPC Fellow Doris A. Santoro’s work on teacher demoralization and then try y...
Adolescence: 6 Facts to Know
Newsletter
Learn more about tweens, teens, and young adults from NEPC resources and a new report f...
The Promise of Meta-Analysis for Our Schools: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Gene V Glass
Newsletter
NEPC Fellow Gene V Glass discusses meta-analysis, a statistical technique that combines...
From Black Armbands to Instagram: Tinker + 50
Newsletter
In this Q&A, NEPC Fellow Preston Green III marks the 50th anniversary of the landma...
Recasting Families and Communities as Co-Designers of Education in Tumultuous Times
Policy Memo
This policy memo, jointly released by the National Education Policy Center and the Fami...
This Teacher Evaluation Trend Was the Reform Du Jour. Now States Are Backing Away
Newsletter
States are continuing to back away from evaluating teachers based on student achievemen...
Funding Special Education: Charting a Path that Confronts Complexity and Crafts Coherence
Policy Brief
Today’s challenges for special education funding are rooted in a complex regulatory and...
This Professor Studied Undocumented Students. Then He Started a Scholarship for Them
Newsletter
In the past decade, NEPC Fellow Jaime Del Razo has raised $94,000 in scholarship funds ...
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2019
Research Brief
As proponents continue to make the case that virtual education can expand student choic...
Review Identifies Flaws in High-Profile “Gold Standard” Study Used to Market TFA
Newsletter
An NEPC Review Worth Sharing identifies methodological concerns about an experimental s...
Seven New Schools of Opportunity Recognized
Newsletter
NEPC announces the 2018-2019 Schools of Opportunity, recognized for using research-base...
Backpedaling on Brown: The Re-Segregation of Our Nation’s Schools
Newsletter
As the nation marks the 65thanniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, a new report ca...
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Faith Boninger and Alex Molnar About Personalized Learning and Digital Privatization
FYI
Lewis and Clark College Emeritus Professor of Education Gregory A.
Three NEPC Fellows Elected to the National Academy of Education
Newsletter
Alfredo Artiles, Bill Penuel, and Diane Schanzenbach were among 16 scholars elected thi...
This Approach to Teaching English Learners Works Better. So Why Aren't We Using It More?
Newsletter
In this Q&A, NEPC Fellow Kathy Escamilla discusses Literacy Squared, the program sh...
A Weak Defense of a Useless Report
Newsletter
NEPC Fellow John Yun responds to a Mackinac Center critique of his review of their repo...
Personalized Learning and the Digital Privatization of Curriculum and Teaching
Research Brief
Personalized learning programs are proliferating in schools across the United States, f...
Lost in Translation: English Learners, One Study, and the Dangers of Translating Research into Practice
Newsletter
A highly publicized study found that English learners benefited from being retained in ...
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Carol Burris About Charter School Funding
FYI
Lewis and Clark College Emeritus Professor of Education Gregory A. Smith interviews Car...
Are Preschool Programs Designed to Live Up to Their Potential?
Newsletter
Preschool programs are attracting a lot of attention these days but are they wisely des...
Unz-der the Radar: The Quiet, Final Blow to English-First Language Policies
Newsletter
Earlier this year, Arizona dealt a quiet final blow to the last English-first language ...
Voluntary Integration in the Age of Trump: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Erica Frankenberg
Newsletter
In this Q&A, NEPC Fellow Erica Frankenberg takes stock of voluntary integration eff...
Advice on Keeping Immigrant Students Safe at School
Newsletter
NEPC Fellow and Stanford Law professor Bill Koski offers tips on practical steps school...
Class Sizes Will Be “The Biggest Ever” Boasts President Trump
Newsletter
Extremely good for the blacks and the women.
A Child’s School is the Child’s Choice
Newsletter
Secretary DeVos joins advocates in announcing, “Choice: The Final Frontier.”
Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Mark Warren, Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, and Jonathan Stith About the Educational Justice Movement
FYI
Lewis and Clark College Emeritus Professor of Education Gregory A. Smith interviews Mar...
The Maddening Side of March Madness: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Shaun Harper
Newsletter
When it comes to March Madness, the real losses are in the classroom, not on the court....
Researchers Reprise Earlier Erroneous Crime-Cutting Voucher Verdict
Newsletter
Voucher advocates reaching for the stars in claiming the advantages of voucher schools....
Five Facts to Know About Class Size Research
Newsletter
An oft-cited NEPC policy brief busts myths about class size reduction research.